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Dave Brubeck, already an accomplished jazz pianist, serving in a military band at a Riverside, California, base, was reassigned, trained, then shipped overseas as a replacement infantry rifleman.
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Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
Those services can include playing taps and providing riflemen.
—Jordan Rusche, Twin Cities, 6 Oct. 2025
Ming was eulogized during the service and more pomp that comes with a traditional law enforcement funeral service was carried out including the folding and presenting of the flag that draped his casket, a 21-gun salute (seven riflemen firing three volleys), and the playing of taps.
—Emily Curiel, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2025
All districts were open to riflemen and bowmen alike.
—Ray Alt, Outdoor Life, 27 Mar. 2025
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Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
Those services can include playing taps and providing riflemen.
—Jordan Rusche, Twin Cities, 6 Oct. 2025
Ming was eulogized during the service and more pomp that comes with a traditional law enforcement funeral service was carried out including the folding and presenting of the flag that draped his casket, a 21-gun salute (seven riflemen firing three volleys), and the playing of taps.
—Emily Curiel, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2025
All districts were open to riflemen and bowmen alike.
—Ray Alt, Outdoor Life, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rifleman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rifleman
Noun
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Kneepkens can slide perfectly into the rotation as a surefire sniper from the 3-point line.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
12 Apr. 2026
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After shooting at the president, he was killed on the scene by a Secret Service counter sniper team.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There’s another set of sharpshooters making history.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Apr. 2026
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Wooten joins a transfer class that includes North Carolina sharpshooter Lanie Grant and Stanford freshman forward Lara Somfai.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Rifleman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rifleman. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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